Zabočevo

Zabočevo (pronounced [zabɔˈtʃeːʋɔ]; occasionally Sabočevo[2] or Sobočevo,[3][4] German: Sobotschewo[3]) is a village southeast of Borovnica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[5]

Zabočevo
Zabočevo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′26.54″N 14°23′58.59″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityBorovnica
Area
 • Total6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Elevation
358.6 m (1,176.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total95
[1]

Name

The name Zabočevo is a now-standardized hypercorrection of the older name Sobočevo. It is derived from *sǫbočь (< so- + *bokъ), a compound meaning 'on the side'. The name therefore refers to a place on the flank or slope of a hill.[6] In the past the German name was Sobotschewo.[3]

Church
View from northwest
Fresco fragment
St. John the Baptist Church

The local church in the settlement is a chapel of ease dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Borovnica.[7] The church is built in a Gothic style and features a fragment of a fresco depicting Saint Christopher. The square bell tower was added to at the end of the 16th century. The interior of the church was remodeled in the first half of the 18th century. The church stands west of the village on a rise south of the road.[8]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Javornik, Mirko (1944). Črne bukve: o delu komunistične osvobodilne fronte proti slovenskemu narodu. Ljubljana: Slovenski dom. p. 150.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 116.
  4. Grabeljšek, Karel (1968). Vrhnika in okolica v boju za svobodo. Nova Gorica: Občinski odbor ZZB. p. 172.
  5. Borovnica municipal site
  6. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 473.
  7. Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
  8. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1651


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